The place is deserted. Long spaces of green gently blown by a cool breeze set the stage. Three people appear on the scene. Friends. They laugh jokingly as they look around for a place to sit. The entirety of the fields before them is a viable option. The music hasn’t started, yet the lineup promises a busy and entertaining day ahead. One of the boys in the group sees a familiar face and waves in welcome. She turns to see who it is. He walks up in a long coat with a bright smile and embraces his friend in the unmistakable form of a warm hug. As he turns to introduce himself to her, their eyes lock. A sudden realization hits: he can see her. She catches her breath, freezing on the spot. Not the ice kind of freeze where your veins feel the sudden jolt of time slowing down. The magnetic kind. The kind that awakens every ounce of you and starts moving every particle, ever so gently, in the same direction. A sense of alertness and harmony follows.
“Hello,” he says with a smile as he stretches out his hand to meet hers. She feels her hand begin to move in his direction. His voice sounds reassuringly familiar… and just like that, in one soft movement, her world begins to change…